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Capps' velocity was down and he held a 6.57 ERA over 12 1/3 innings for the Padres after he finally made it back from Tommy John surgery, and now he's facing another long rehab. The Padres are hopeful that the reliever will be ready for spring training. Sep 25 - 8:24 PM

Capps posted a 6.57 ERA over his first 12 1/3 innings with the Padres and is now officially done for the season. Once a dominant reliever, he's quickly becoming a forgotten man in San Diego. The 27-year-old right-hander will be arbitration-eligible this winter. Sep 12 - 5:25 PM

Carter Capps allowed three runs on two walks and a hit Monday in his Padres debut.

Not the greatest first impression. Capps had been posting promising results on his minor league rehab assignment, but the 27-year-old right-hander clearly isn't 100 percent quite yet. He underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery 17 months ago and has run into a number of mechanical and physical setbacks. Aug 7 - 10:43 PM

Padres recalled RHP Carter Capps from Triple-A El Paso.

Capps is almost exactly 17 months removed from Tommy John surgery and is finally ready to join the Padres' bullpen. He got off to a rough start while rehabbing in the minors but posted a 1.31 ERA and 22/5 K/BB ratio over 20 2/3 innings since June 1. Reports have indicted that Capps hasn't fully regained his pre-op velocity, but that should hopefully come back in time. Aug 7 - 4:08 PM

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Capps posted a 6.57 ERA over his first 12 1/3 innings with the Padres and is now officially done for the season. Once a dominant reliever, he's quickly becoming a forgotten man in San Diego. The 27-year-old right-hander will be arbitration-eligible this winter.

Carter Capps allowed three runs on two walks and a hit Monday in his Padres debut.

Not the greatest first impression. Capps had been posting promising results on his minor league rehab assignment, but the 27-year-old right-hander clearly isn't 100 percent quite yet. He underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery 17 months ago and has run into a number of mechanical and physical setbacks.

Capps is almost exactly 17 months removed from Tommy John surgery and is finally ready to join the Padres' bullpen. He got off to a rough start while rehabbing in the minors but posted a 1.31 ERA and 22/5 K/BB ratio over 20 2/3 innings since June 1. Reports have indicted that Capps hasn't fully regained his pre-op velocity, but that should hopefully come back in time.

That snaps a streak of 15 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run for Capps, who still holds a shiny 1.59 ERA and 15/4 K/BB ratio in 17 frames since he began pitching regularly for Triple-A El Paso back in early June. He should be called up sometime next month and might even factor into the mix for saves down the stretch in San Diego. Capps underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery back in March 2016.

Carter Capps (elbow) was placed on the seven-day minor league disabled list with a twisted ankle.

Capps is currently at Triple-A El Paso as he continues to work his way back from reconstructive elbow surgery which he underwent last spring. Said manager Andy Green of the new setback with the ankle, "From my understanding, he was doing some conditioning exercises and twisted his ankle and twisted it pretty good." Green said that he does not know how long Capps might be out of action before he can continue his rehab work, but did say that he "heard [the ankle injury] was not minor."

Carter Capps was ejected from his most recent appearance with Triple-A El Paso on Sunday after throwing a pair of illegal pitches.

Capps' unorthodox delivery is notoriously questionable and MLB instituted a new rule in response to it this spring. His mechanics are clearly a work in progress, but he has delivered six straight scoreless appearances in Triple-A (with four walks and four strikeouts) in his latest rehab assignment as he makes his way back from Tommy John surgery. If all goes well, Capps should find his way to the back-end of the Padres' bullpen relatively soon.

Capps began his minor league rehab assignment two months ago. After his 30 days were up -- that's the maximum for a rehab assignment -- Capps received three 10-day extensions, which the league allows for players coming off Tommy John surgery. That still wasn't enough and now Capps will continue to work through his issues in El Paso. The crow-hopping 26-year-old sports a lousy 6.00 ERA over 10 outings in the minors this year and has had mechanical problems.

Carter Capps (elbow) allowed a run on two hits in a rehab inning Tuesday with Triple-A El Paso.

It was his first live action since April 30. Capps was pulled off a minor league rehab assignment five weeks ago due to mechanical issues and is clearly still having some issues here in early June. There is no real timetable for his Padres debut.

Padres manager Andy Green said the workout drew "mixed reviews." Capps was pulled off his minor league rehab assignment at the beginning of May to work through some mechanical issues, and he apparently still has some work to do. The hop-stepping reliever remains out indefinitely as he navigates his way back from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. He underwent that procedure in March 2016.

It would be the first time he's done so since he was pulled from his rehab assignment in order to work on his command and mechanics. Obviously, a potential return date for Capps is completely up in the air still.

Capps was pulled off his minor league rehab assignment at the beginning of May after struggling with his command at Triple-A El Paso. The hop-stepping right-hander is 15 months removed from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery but is apparently still rebuilding strength. There is no timetable for his Padres debut.

Carter Capps (elbow) allowed five runs on three hits and two walks over two-thirds of an inning in his last rehab appearance with Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.

Capps has been hit-or-miss on his rehab assignment to say the least, tossing five no-hit innings over five appearances but allowing a whopping nine runs over his other two games. It's not terribly surprising, as command can waver for a guy making his way back from Tommy John surgery. Capps should be activated pretty soon, but his inconsistency combined with Brandon Maurer's nice start should make fantasy owners pump the brakes on Capps taking over the Padres' closer job anytime soon.

A huge improvement over his last rehab outing on Sunday, when he was charged with four earned runs while recording only two outs. Capps could be nearing a return to the Padres and might be able to work his way into save opportunities quickly if he comes out of the gate pitching like he did Tuesday at Triple-A. The hop-stepping right-hander underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last March.

Padres manager Andy Green announced Thursday that Jose Pirela (finger) has been shut down for the remainder of the 2017 season.

At this stage, there's no need to rush the rookie outfielder back from his finger injury. The 27-year-old finishes the season hitting .288/.347/.490 with 10 homers, 40 RBI and four stolen bases in 83 games. He's the front-runner to open the 2018 campaign as the club's starting left fielder.

He'll see some specialists this week and try to get some answers. Season-ending surgery is a possibility. Dickerson has been on the disabled list since the end of spring training because of a bulging disc.

Friedrich is aiming to be 100 percent healthy at the opening of spring training next February, after being limited to 19 minor league innings in 2017 due to multiple arm problems. The 30-year-old left-hander is a potential non-tender candidate for the Padres this winter.

Robbie Erlin is throwing bullpens at the Padres' complex in Arizona, but he appears unlikely to pitch in the majors this year after May 2016 Tommy John surgery.

Erlin's original hope was to complete his rehab around the All-Star break, but it hasn't gone that smoothly. Now it looks like he could pitch in games in the instructional league in October and compete for a rotation spot next spring.

Rea was initially aiming to start a throwing program in early March, but the Padres backed him off that plan for precautionary reasons. The right-hander is working his way back from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and will miss the entire 2017 season.

That clears a spot on the 40-man roster for left-hander Kyle McGrath. Cosart underwent season-ending elbow surgery earlier this month. He logged a 4.88 ERA over seven outings including six starts this year.

Strahm posted a disappointing 5.45 ERA before having season-ending knee surgery earlier this month, but the left-hander has loads of potential. The Padres figure to give him a shot at a rotation spot next season.

Capps' velocity was down and he held a 6.57 ERA over 12 1/3 innings for the Padres after he finally made it back from Tommy John surgery, and now he's facing another long rehab. The Padres are hopeful that the reliever will be ready for spring training.